by Axel Rittershaus | 11 Mar 2016 | Top, Training Session
Two Oceans Ultra is only 23 days away. So far I am quite happy with my progress and fitness level. I’m especially grateful for the fact that I remained injury free and healthy. Fingers crossed for it to stay like this. Usually I run a 50 km training exactly 3...
by Axel Rittershaus | 30 Mar 2015 | Training Session, Ultra Marathon
Two weeks before the Two Oceans Ultra I usually do a final long run. After last weeks 53 km training session, my plan for today was a 40+ km run, easy and smooth. It went perfectly, the first 3 hours I ran in the fog, cooling me down wonderfully. For the last 1.25 h...
by Axel Rittershaus | 21 Mar 2015 | Training Session, Ultra Marathon
Thanks to Atlantic Athletic Club, the running club I belong to, for once again organizing a fantastic “Nek 2 Nek” training run, 3 weeks before the Two Oceans Ultra Marathon 2015. The distance was calculated with 47 km, but I always like to do one 50 km run...
by Axel Rittershaus | 13 Feb 2015 | Statistics
This year’s training strategy is way less stressful than last year, where I did many very fast (for me) intervall sessions. I focus more on consistency at a pace of 20 – 45 sec slower than Two Oceans Ultra race pace (which will be 5:10 min/km). January I...
by Axel Rittershaus | 26 Oct 2014 | Training Session
There is one thing, I really don’t understand. If you are running in one direction and the wind is blowing into your face, when you turn around, it should come from behind. Right? Or if you go up a long hill on a zig-zag route, you should at least once have the...